“We were looking for an acceptable compromise.”

“...accepting the compromise of the way we have been, the way we are, and the way we will likely be...may we live together in unwavering love and good health, amen.”

“There is nothing wrong with compromising. Even if you compromise almost everything.”

“Because it was starting to get dark, and because the streets were crowded, I bumped into a googolplex people. Who were they? Where were they going? What were they looking for? I wanted to hear their heartbeats, and I wanted them to hear mine.”

“I looked at everyone and wondered where they came from, and who they missed, and what they were sorry for.”

“Silently the animal catches our glance. The animal looks at us, and whether we look away (from the animal, our plate, our concern, ourselves) or not, we are exposed. Whether we change our lives or do nothing, we have responded. To do nothing is to do something”

“We talked about nothing in particular, but it felt like we were talking about the most important things...”